Earthquake details

Sunday, September 8, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Sunday, September 8, 2002 at 21:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jayapura (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 300.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.307 and latitude -3.304.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates -3.304, 143.307
UTC time 2002-09-08 21:18:10.970
Location Jayapura
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2002-09-08

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